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Hayes, Ian

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FIDEFIDE 1809580· Male· Wales· Born in 1956

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Ian Hayes, a 70-year-old player, is rated 1749 — just 20 short of his peak of 1769 (Feb 2026, age 70). He is currently in the 1700–1750 range. 30 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 Spring under 1850 Major, South Wales Winter Major, and 2025 West Wales Minor. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2026 Welsh Rapidplay Championship) recently.

Current rating

1749

Standard

Rpd1704·Blz—

All-time high

1769

−20 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 70

Activity

45

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#92,871

#92,871 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 70
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1769
at age 70 · −20 from today
Feb 2026
2025
20th 65-70 player nationally
at age 69 · rated 1751
Dec 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 69
Nov 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 69
Nov 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 69
Nov 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Niclas Hordnes 1,888
35th Frome Chess Congress - Major (U2000) · May 2026 · +13.8 Elo
Evolution
-1
1750 → 1749
Tournaments
8
41 games
Score
26/ 4163.4%
19W14D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
56th Cotswold Chess Congress - Major (U1860)
Swiss
May 20263.5/6#91698-11.6
35th Frome Chess Congress - Major (U2000)
Open Swiss
May 20262.5/4#231935-1.6
2026 Spring under 1850 Major
Swiss
Mar 20263/4#31807-6.4
South Wales Winter Major
Swiss
Jan 20264/4#72426+17.2
2025 West Wales Minor
Swiss
Nov 20254.5/1#82276-5.2
2025 Dyfed Open
Swiss
Nov 20252/3#91910+7.2
2025 South Wales Autumn Open
Swiss
Oct 20253/5#817810.0
2025 Newport Minor
Swiss
Aug 20253.5/3#114760.0

Rankings

/
Wales
#122
out of 275 players
Europe
#66,316
in continent
World
#92,869
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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6
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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66316🇬🇧Hayes, Ian1,749
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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92869🇬🇧Hayes, Ian1,749